METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF A CONSUMER'S ACTUAL RESOURCE CONSUMPTION
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a third party computer system, actual resource consumption information associated with a consumer from a resource consumption validator;
analyzing, by a third party computer system, the actual resource consumption information by a third party computer system to produce results; and
storing the actual resource consumption information and the results of the analysis in a data store.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, apparatus, and tangible computer-readable media for receiving resource consumption information associated with a consumer from a resource consumption validator, analyzing the received information and storing the received information and/or the analysis results are herein provided. In some cases, an environmental impact associated with a consumer'"'"'s resource consumption is determined. Methods, systems, apparatus, and tangible computer-readable media for automatically accessing a consumer resource consumption account and retrieving resource consumption information associated with the resource consumption account are also provided.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a third party computer system, actual resource consumption information associated with a consumer from a resource consumption validator; analyzing, by a third party computer system, the actual resource consumption information by a third party computer system to produce results; and storing the actual resource consumption information and the results of the analysis in a data store. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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accessing, by a third party computer system, a resource consumption account with a resource consumption validator via an online account management system associated with the resource consumption validator, wherein the resource consumption account is associated with a consumer; and retrieving from the online consumer account management system, by a third party computer system, at least one of actual resource consumption information associated with the consumer, an estimate of actual resource consumption information associated with the consumer, and historical resource consumption information associated with the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A graphic user interface (GUI) enabled to:
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receive consumer registration information from a consumer; receive information from the consumer regarding one or more resource consumption accounts the consumer has with one or more resource consumption validators; provide the consumer with an environmental impact of the consumer'"'"'s resource consumption associated with the one or more resource consumption accounts; and provide the consumer with information regarding a reward based on the environmental impact.
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31. A computer readable media wherein the computer readable media includes instructions that enable a machine to perform the following operations:
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receive actual resource consumption information associated with a consumer from a resource consumption validator; analyze the information by a third party computer system; determine an environmental impact of the consumer'"'"'s resource consumption based on the analysis results; and store the received information, the results of the analysis, and the determined environmental impact.
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